8 Bible Verses about Patriarchs

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Hebrews 7:4

Just look at how great this man was! Even Abraham the patriarch himself gave him a tenth of what he had captured!

John 7:22

Moses gave you circumcision not that it is from Moses, but from the Patriarchs and so you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

Acts 7:8-9

Later, God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. Later, he fathered Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. Then Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered the twelve patriarchs. "Joseph's brothers became jealous of him and sold Joseph as a slave in Egypt. However, God was with him

Romans 11:28

As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake, but as far as election is concerned, they are loved for the sake of their ancestors.

Romans 15:8

For I tell you that the Messiah became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God's truth in order to confirm the promises given to our ancestors,

Acts 2:29

"Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and that his tomb is among us to this day.

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Hebrews 11:9

By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger, living in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who also inherited the same promise,

Genesis 25:27

As the boys were growing up, Esau became skilled at hunting and was a man of the outdoors, but Jacob was the quiet type who tended to stay indoors.

Genesis 13:5

Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks of sheep, herds, and tents.

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